# cli-anything-cloudcompare

CLI harness for CloudCompare point cloud and mesh processing across 41 commands. Automates subsampling, normal computation, SOR filtering, and conversions for AI agents.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 478 installs · ★ 57187
- Author: HKUDS
- License: Apache-2.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/HKUDS/CLI-Anything/tree/HEAD/skills/cli-anything-cloudcompare/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-09-22
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/cli-anything-cloudcompare

## What it does

The harness exposes 41 CloudCompare commands organized into nine functional groups. It covers JSON project tracking, session history, point cloud operations (subsampling via random, spatial, or octree methods; bounding-box cropping; SOR denoising; normal estimation), mesh tools, C2C and C2M distance calculations, ICP alignment, and file conversion across LAS, LAZ, PLY, PCD, OBJ, STL, and E57. Output can be directed to JSON using the global `--json` flag.

Using this skill requires an existing CloudCompare installation on the host machine alongside Python 3.10 or newer. It was tested against CloudCompare 2.13.2 via Flatpak on Linux. Commands call the underlying desktop application, so running this inside a bare container without CloudCompare binaries will fail immediately.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add HKUDS/CLI-Anything --skill cli-anything-cloudcompare -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/cli-anything-cloudcompare/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/cli-anything-cloudcompare/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add HKUDS/CLI-Anything --skill cli-anything-cloudcompare -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/cli-anything-cloudcompare/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add HKUDS/CLI-Anything --skill cli-anything-cloudcompare -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/cli-anything-cloudcompare/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install HKUDS/CLI-Anything cli-anything-cloudcompare
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/cli-anything-cloudcompare/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add HKUDS/CLI-Anything --skill cli-anything-cloudcompare -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/HKUDS/CLI-Anything --path skills/cli-anything-cloudcompare
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/cli-anything-cloudcompare/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add HKUDS/CLI-Anything --skill cli-anything-cloudcompare -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/HKUDS/CLI-Anything/tree/HEAD/skills/cli-anything-cloudcompare/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- subsample dense 3D point clouds using octree or spatial distance
- remove noise and outliers from laser scans using SOR filtering
- calculate point-to-point (C2C) and point-to-mesh (C2M) distances
- convert 3D geometry between LAS, PLY, PCD, OBJ, and STL formats

## Example prompts
- Create a new project file myproject.json and add the scan at /data/scan.las using cli-anything-cloudcompare.
- Subsample cloud index 0 to 0.05m point spacing with spatial method and save to /data/sub_spatial.las.
- Filter noise from cloud 0 using cloud filter-sor with JSON output.

## Source text · SKILL.md · Apache-2.0

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name: "cli-anything-cloudcompare"
description: "Command-line interface for CloudCompare — Agent-friendly harness for CloudCompare, the open-source 3D point cloud and mesh processing software. Supports 41 commands across 9 groups: project management, session control, point cloud operations (subsample, filter, segment, analyze), mesh operations, distance computation (C2C, C2M), transformations (ICP, matrix), export (LAS/LAZ/PLY/PCD/OBJ/STL/E57), and interactive REPL."
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# cli-anything-cloudcompare

Agent-friendly command-line harness for [CloudCompare](https://cloudcompare.org) — the open-source 3D point cloud and mesh processing software.

**41 commands** across 9 groups.

## Installation

```bash
pip install cli-anything-cloudcompare
```

**Prerequisites:**
- Python 3.10+
- CloudCompare installed on your system
  - Linux (Flatpak): `flatpak install flathub org.cloudcompare.CloudCompare`
  - macOS/Windows: download from https://cloudcompare.org

**Tested with:** CloudCompare 2.13.2 (Flatpak, Linux)

## Global Options

These options must be placed **before** the subcommand:

```bash
cli-anything-cloudcompare [--project FILE] [--json] COMMAND [ARGS]...
```

| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| `-p, --project TEXT` | Path to project JSON file |
| `--json` | Output results as JSON (for agent consumption) |

## Command Groups

### 1. project — Project Management (3 commands)

#### project new
Create a new empty project file.

```bash
# Create a project with default name
cli-anything-cloudcompare project new -o myproject.json

# Create a project with a custom name
cli-anything-cloudcompare project new -o myproject.json -n "Bridge Survey 2024"

# JSON output for agents
cli-anything-cloudcompare --json project new -o myproject.json
```

Options: `-o/--output TEXT` (required), `-n/--name TEXT`

#### project info
Show project info and loaded entities.

```bash
cli-anything-cloudcompare --project myproject.json project info

# JSON output
cli-anything-cloudcompare --project myproject.json --json project info
```

#### project status
Show quick project status (cloud count, mesh count, last operation).

```bash
cli-anything-cloudcompare --project myproject.json project status
```

---

### 2. session — Session Management (4 commands)

#### session save
Save the current project state to disk.

```bash
cli-anything-cloudcompare --project myproject.json session save
```

#### session history
Show recent operation history.

```bash
# Show last 10 operations (default)
cli-anything-cloudcompare --project myproject.json session history

# Show last 5 operations
cli-anything-cloudcompare --project myproject.json session history -n 5
```

Options: `-n/--last INTEGER`
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